Re: Info-cvs digest, Vol 1 #1392 - 11 msgs

[Paul Franz]

> Message: 1
> To: "Greg A. Woods" <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: reserved checkout
> Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 09:03:55 +0100 (CET)
> From: Matthias Kienle <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> 
> > [ On Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 10:34:52 (+0100), Matthias Kienle
> > wrote: ]
> > > Subject: reserved checkout
> > >
> > > What do I wrong?
> > 
> > Don't use reserved checkouts with CVS -- CVS is the "Concurrent Versions
> > System"!
> > 
> 
> I know cvs is a concurrent version system, but a new requirement comes up in 
> our department to use in future only one version system. The other version 
> system administrated binary files like word, excel and powerpoint. CVS (and 
> other version systems too) can not merge binary files after more than one 
> edit 
> from several editors of the same version. The other version system can do 
> reserved checkouts but it runs on a windows server and has no command line.
> 
> In a first test we used the editors and watcher function of cvs, but the test 
> shows us it is not enough. I must often merge by hand two versions and I can 
> say I hate it.
> 
> I am a linuxer and I would hate it to explain my manager that cvs does not 
> support reserved checkouts for binary files. I control all web pages, server 
> configuartions and the total source code in a cvs repository. I love my 
> command 
> line for cvs and I love my CVS.
> 
> I know I am sitting between two chairs.
> 
> Matthias
> 


Are you sure the other version system does not have a command-line interface? 
Have you checked with the company that produces it? BTW, what product is it?

Paul Franz
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